SWL is the flagship Surgassists research module. Prospective outcomes studies at Southampton University Hospital led by Professor Bhaskar Somani demonstrate significantly improved patient understanding compared to standard information leaflets.
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The browser requests camera permission to overlay 3D anatomy into their environment.
Point at a flat surface and tap — life-size anatomy appears in front of them.
Audio narration walks through each scene. Takes 2–5 minutes to complete.
Patients undergoing SWL frequently demonstrate incomplete understanding despite written information leaflets. Cognitive overload, complex terminology, and absence of spatial anatomical visualisation mean leaflets alone are insufficient for genuine comprehension.
Under the Montgomery standard, clinicians must ensure patients understand all material risks. When information is delivered solely through leaflets or time pressured verbal explanations, comprehension is assumed rather than verified, creating medico legal exposure.
Anxiety about SWL is common, driven by uncertainty about how shock waves feel, fear of pain, and misunderstanding of success rates. Heightened anxiety reduces information retention and can influence pain perception.
Even translated leaflets fail to guarantee conceptual understanding. Variations in health literacy and limited interpreter access in busy clinics mean reliance on written materials alone may fail to ensure true understanding.
Surgassists replaces static information with a fully immersive, clinician authored mixed reality experience delivered in 2 to 5 minutes, at the point of care or at home.
AR projects life size anatomical structures into the consultation room via tablet or AR glasses, allowing the clinician and patient to explore anatomy together. No headset required.
Using a standalone VR headset, patients are transported into a calm, 3D clinical environment with life size anatomical structures and narrated guidance through every stage of the procedure.
A guided journey through four immersive scenes from entering the clinic to understanding risks and recovery.
Patients see the real SWL environment before they arrive.
The kidney, stone location, and urinary tract shown in accurate anatomical scale.
Patients watch the shockwave mechanism target and fragment the stone in real time.
Patients are presented with potential complications and what to expect after the procedure.
Spanish, Italian, Polish, Punjabi, English, Romanian, and Arabic.
Designed to fit within a standard outpatient appointment or viewed at home.
Developed in collaboration with NHS Hospitals and peer reviewed research.
Anatomically accurate, immersive structures that improve spatial comprehension.
Supports the legal standard for informed consent set out in Montgomery v Lanarkshire.
Better informed patients make better decisions and have improved procedural tolerance.
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